Leftist is what the Democratic Party calls me. More left than progressives or Democratic Socalists.
But compared to other liberal nations, Democrats are center right, and Democratic Socialists are centrist. The Republican party was far right in the Reagan era. Now it’s radical extreme right.
Right now according to the Republican party, the Democratic party is communist, and degenerate.
But we’ve seen actual socialist democratic societies like Grenada and Revolutionary Catalonia and I think we should aspire to those.
Leftist is what the Democratic Party calls me. More left than progressives or Democratic Socalists.
But compared to other liberal nations, Democrats are center right, and Democratic Socialists are centrist. The Republican party was far right in the Reagan era. Now it’s radical extreme right.
Right now according to the Republican party, the Democratic party is communist, and degenerate.
But we’ve seen actual socialist democratic societies like Grenada and Revolutionary Catalonia and I think we should aspire to those.
And this is why political labels are less than useless.
Back in the day, Fiorella LaGuardia ran for NYC Mayor on a Fusion Ticket that included Communists, Socialists, and Republicans.
The 1956 GOP Party platform is Left of where Mamdani and AOC are today.
The Netherlands are a monarchy.
If you actually want progress, stop talking about labels and work to get good people elected.